Relationship Reflection

Education and positive relationships go hand-in-hand in order to promote a child's healthy learning environment. Family, Culture, and Spirituality are extremely important in my life and are aspects that I promote on a daily basis to my children in their learning growth process. Here I have pictures of what I deem to be important to my children's learning and relationship network. Because historically many indigenous groups had families that were torn apart, I have made it a point to try and show my children that as a family and as an individual, you should always exhibit loyalty to those you associate your self...especially in a positive circle. I currently try to promote my children keeping positive memories and associations with those I have positive relationships with such as my mother, brother and 2 sisters (their aunties whom they love dearly). And I also encourage them to write letters to and call their granddad (my dad) and their Great Aunt (my aunt) to whom they always enjoy speaking. My daughters also hold a great relationship with a cat they have named "Meme" who was here when we moved into the house. Because in Egyptology the Feline holds a high regard, we treat the cat with the upmost respect, and the girls enjoy caring for their adopted pet. 

Because my husband and I have encouraged strong relationships with those family members that we speak to often, my daughters have made it a point to involve those family members in their educational growth. After years of involving the total family, my daughters have naturally picked up the reigns of wanting to interact with their family and include them in their educational development! I believe that if I continue to nuture and expose our children to those positive images and images of struggle and hard work that our family must go through to succeed, that our children's educational development will truly take flight and allow them to flourish in any setting!!